2003 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 2003 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Catamounts were led by second-year head coach Kent Briggs and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Western Carolina compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at No. 16 (I-A) NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 20–59	53,800	[1]
September 5	6:00 p.m.	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 3–29	18,022	[2]
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Johnson C. Smith*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 45–0	10,083	[3]
September 20	3:30 p.m.	The Citadel	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	TFN	W 28–21	8,549	[4]
September 27	1:00 p.m.	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN		W 28–21	4,868	[5]
October 4	6:00 p.m.	No. 6 Furman	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 13–19	10,557	[6]
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		L 25–31	15,708	[7]
October 18	2:00 p.m.	No. 8 Wofford	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 6–38	11,021	[8]
October 25	6:00 p.m.	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		L 0–38	6,693	[9]
November 1	2:00 p.m.	Elon	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 26–3	7,994	[10]
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)		L 18–26	14,443	[11]
November 22	2:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 39–16	8,028	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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